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September 11666, 1993, to be precise.

I think my issue with it is that it presumes that character creation, including background, is something done in isolation. As in "We're...

I like the way 13th age does it. There are some exceptions, but for the most part it works like this: your race gives you the choice of...

For me, the issue of backstories depends. In a typical game of D&D/Pathfinder or similar games where you start out at 1st or 3rd level...

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I would have thought having wish age the caster 3 years, with the possible system shock roll needed for each casting, would have been...

I remember making a character in a shortlived Eon campaign who was certain that humans' relative shortlivedness was a gift, not a curse...

I think my most visceral reaction to a new version of an old property was Mission: Impossible, because of the way it utterly betrays the...

It sounds like Vaesen uses different consequences for pushing than OG MYZ. In MYZ, it's more of a push-your-luck mechanic. When you make...

Also, having species ability score modifiers makes more sense when you have random ability scores. If you're rolling 3d6 or 4d6 drop...

This might be a matter of taste, but I think their games rely a little too heavily on their various push mechanics. I remember having a...

I'm thinking it's because hunting or foraging is something you primarily do for yourself, and then expanded to your family and/or tribe...

Part of it is that he's a regular cast member so he keeps on having to be around (unlike Keiko or even Nog, Martok, or Garak) but...

I mean, that makes sense really. You hear a few songs by an artist and they strike a chord (heh) in you, so you look for more of that...